CEBU CITY – A former councilor in Barangay Tangke, Talisay City, southern Cebu was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Saturday night, January 7. Romeo dela Cruz Santillan, 44, was arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Unit and Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cebu Police Provincial Office....
TIAONG, Quezon – A 53-year-old former barangay councilor was shot dead by four unidentified gunmen in Barangay Cabay here on Saturday afternoon, January 6. MAP of Quezon with the town of Tiaong highlighted. Police identified the victim as Primo. Investigation said the victim was...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a barangay official wanted for murder in Barangay Nataban, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, December 13. Police identified the suspect as Barangay Nataban Kagawad (councilor) Joel Ramas, 53. Ramas is the city’s most wanted person, according to...
BACOLOD CITY – The city council has approved this city's P3.6-billion budget in 2024. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) unanimously approved the annual expenditure during their regular session on Wednesday, December 13. Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chairperson of the Committee on Appropriation...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 51-year-old barangay councilor or “kagawad” was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in interior Barangay Quezon, MacArthur, Leyte, on Friday, December 8. The suspect was identified as Joel Coderes, 51, a resident and official of Barangay Quezon. Coderes was listed as a high-value...
CEBU CITY – A former barangay councilor was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Quiot Pardo here on Thursday morning, December 7. The suspect was identified as Brian Dwight Gaviola, 47. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas, said that...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Councilor Imee Rose Moreno, the daughter of former Mayor Oscar Moreno, was was removed as chairperson of her two committees during the city council session on Tuesday, November 28. AN emotional Cagayan de Oro City Councilor Imee Rose Moreno faces the media after she...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A minority legislator here has said that budget deliberations at the city council should be scheduled to enable them to carefully examine the programs and projects of each department and determine if enough money has been earmarked for these. ABBU (FB) “If you see...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – A municipal councilor was wounded but survived an attempt to kill him in front of his residence in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Police Major Joanne Navarro, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-10 (Northern Mindanao), said Councilor Hermil Valledor, 45, is...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Four former staff members of city Councilor Agapito Eriberto Suan who were not renewed since December last year exposed the legislator’s alleged unfair labor practice in a press conference here on Thursday, October 26. FOUR former staff members of city Councilor Agapito...
CEBU CITY – A municipal councilor was fatally shot by unidentified assailants past midnight on Friday, October 6, in Buenavista town, Bohol province. The victim, Buenavista Councilor Danilo Añora, died on the spot from a bullet wound in the head. Police said the victim had just attended a...
BACOLOD CITY – A member of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) was installed as a new member of the municipal council of Isabela, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, October 4. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Commissioner Jeorge Largado said Teresita Sinceda is the first representation...